Court dismisses appeal in rape and child abduction cases

The Court of Appeal has dismissed appeals in two separate criminal cases involving defendants facing a range of serious charges, including rape, sexual offences, psychological violence and child abduction, upholding lower court rulings that they remain in custody pending trial.

In the first case, identified in court documents as MH, the defendant faces eight charges, including the alleged rape of his wife, common assault, malicious damage, unlawful deprivation of liberty, psychological...